The International Development of ChinaSun, Yat-sen
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The International Development of China
Sun, Yat-sen
China -- Economic conditions -- 1912-1949; Railroads -- China
At present, there is one cement works at Shihuiyau near Hoangshikang
at the upper reach. It is situated between a deep water wharf and a
limestone hill. The limestone is so near by that it can be cut and
shoveled into the kilns immediately. Between Hankow and Kiukiang there
are many places possessing the same advantage. Below Kiukiang, there
are also many such advantageous positions as Matang, Wushiki and many
others between Kiukiang and Anking. Between Anking and Nanking there
are exceptionally good locations for putting up cement works such
as Tatung, Tikang, and Tsaishisze, all these places being provided
abundantly with limestone and coal and iron, lying side by side.
With the huge harbor works, city building, and embankment construction,
the market for cement will be so great that a capital of one to two
hundred million dollars should be invested for the supply. This work
should be started gradually in accord with the acceleration of the
other works of the general development so that one project will further
the other, and over-production and waste of capital individually in any
of the parts of the general scheme will be guarded against. This will
help make each of them a profitable business by itself.
PROGRAM III
The main feature of the third program will be the construction
of a great southern port which will complete the plan for three
first-class seaports in China as proposed in the preliminary part of
this International Development Scheme. Our Great Southern Port will
naturally be Canton, which is not only the center of commerce in South
China but also the largest city in all China. Until recent times it
was the largest city on the coasts of the Pacific, and the center of
commerce of Asia. With the development of China, Canton will surely
resume its former importance. Around this southern metropolis I
formulate the third program as follows:
I. The Improvement of Canton as a World Port.
II. The Improvement of the Waterway System of Canton.
III. The Construction of the Southwestern Railway System of
China.
IV. The Construction of Coast Ports and Fishing Harbors.
V. The Establishment of Shipbuilding Yards.
PART I
The Improvement of Canton as a World Port
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